Slab Contrasted Lyvu 2 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logotypes, packaging, game ui, industrial, retro, arcade, bold, playful, impact, retro tech, industrial flavor, texture, display branding, squared, blocky, stencil-like, notched, chunky.
A heavy, squared display face built from blocky forms with rounded outer corners and prominent slab-like terminals. The strokes feel cut and sculpted: many letters include interior notches and short horizontal “slots,” creating a punched or stencil-like rhythm within the counters. Curves are minimized in favor of rectilinear geometry, while bowls and apertures are kept compact to preserve a dense, poster-ready color. Spacing reads sturdy and deliberate, with consistent, mechanical shapes across uppercase, lowercase, and numerals.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings such as posters, headlines, branding marks, and packaging where its carved texture can be appreciated. It also fits game titles, arcade-inspired UI, and signage-style graphics that benefit from a rugged, engineered presence.
The overall tone is assertive and mechanical, with a retro-tech flavor that evokes industrial labeling and arcade-era graphics. The carved details add a playful edge—like cut metal or molded plastic—making the texture feel energetic rather than purely utilitarian.
The design appears intended as a display slab with a machined, cutout character—combining stout slabs and squared proportions with repeated interior notches to create a signature texture. Its goal is to deliver maximum impact and a memorable silhouette in large-format typography.
The distinctive internal cut-ins and horizontal breaks become a key identifying motif in text, producing a strong pattern at larger sizes. Because counters are tight and the design is very dark, the font reads best when given generous size and some breathing room in line spacing.